To Protect His Dream…
Two weeks ago:
"Otousan, what is this place called?"
"The Valley of the End…"
"Aren't we going to Konoha Village? Why are we stopping here?"
"We're waiting for someone…"
"SASUKE-TEME!"
A man, the same age as otousan, came out from the forest. His fists were clenched to his sides, a signal that both my brother and I picked up. We activated our Sharingan and got into a battle stance. But before we could blink, he was right beside our father and was…hugging him.
Our father, at first turned his stoic face to my brother then to me, and then, to our disbelief, he started laughing and hugged the strange man back.
"Watch your language, dobe. My children are here."
The man started chuckling and placed his right hand to the back of his head. "Gomen, gomen…ano sa, ano sa…what are you doing back here? Are you staying for good? The Uchiha district is bustling with people and they're all waiting for their leader."
"Aah…" Otousan's face turned serious as he looked at my brother and me. "Naruto, these are my children. Uchiha Shishui and Uchiha Sakura. Kids, this is Naruto. He was my former genin teammate and…IS still my best friend. You can call him Uncle Naruto."
At the sound of my name, the strange man's lips quivered and he looked like he was about to cry. He turned to otousan and smiled at him. "I can still remember the day they were born. Actually, it was right around here." He paused and looked at our father up and down, his face scrunched up as he scrutinized otousan. "Fatherhood suits you," he nodded, "…but what about your other goal?"
Our father got quiet and his eyes stared up into the sky. "I…I had abandoned that dream…but…now, I have to do it. Because he's coming after them…after my family." He smiled sadly at us before turning his attention back to Naruto. "Just like he came after her."
"Ooh…"
They both got quiet as they reminisced about their past. My twin and I just stood there and watched in disbelief as emotions manifested themselves on our father's usual stoic face. Otousan was the first to break the silence.
"Naruto, I came back not only for my children's protection. I heard your dream is finally coming true. Tsunada-sama is naming you the next Hokage." He smiled sadly as he looked at us. "I want to see your dream come true, just like you saw my dream come true."
"Actually, I told Tsunada-obachan that I wouldn't accept it until I complete a certain mission."
"Nani? What mission?"
"An S-Rank mission-to kill Uchiha Itachi." Then Naruto got into this weird pose, where his teeth actually 'pinged' and he held a thumb-up to my father. "My promise of a lifetime to you. I'll help you achieve your dream first before I become Hokage! I promise you…"
Otousan closed his eyes, as if he was remembering something painful…maybe a bittersweet memory. He whispered softly, the waterfalls almost drowning out the quiet words. "For a moment, you sounded just like her…Arigato, Naruto." Then, he straightened his back, as if thinking of something, then turned a serious face to his best friend. "Actually, I would rather you stay here and protect them. My children are my dream…as well as hers. If anything should happen to me…please, take care of them. If not for me, then for her. I don't want them to experience the pain of loneliness that we did…"
The blond-haired man pouted and stared hard at our father. I sweat dropped at the comical expression on this guy's face. I looked over at my brother and he was busy scrutinizing the guy, trying to decide if this guy was a joker or just acting. I can see him ready to question otousan about the decision to have this man protect us and care for us.
"Hai, fine…but in return, you have to come back to Konoha after you kill him. Come back and live out your life as a Konoha shinobi."
"Naruto…"
"The first time we came to this place, I had made a promise to her. A promise of a lifetime. It's the only promise that I couldn't fulfill right away…"
Then before I could blink, I felt a hard pressure on my neck. I stared up in disbelief at my father as my heartbeat slowed down and my eyelids dropped down. As the world turned black, I could still hear them, their voices slowly fading to whispers.
"…In a month…" "…you sure?" "…if not…don't wait…" "…Mangekyou Sharingan…"
What's the Mangekyou Sharingan?
I don't own Naruto. I am not making any money off of this fanfic so please don't sue me. I'm just a poor college student. Please review if you like the fanfic. Warning: this is going to be a long fanfic and I am writing a prequel at the same time. So please be patient. Thank you. Also, here's the timeline: Naruto and Sasuke are 26 yrs old. I won't reveal the children's age yet as I haven't decided exactly how old I want them to be but you can give me suggestions. They're suppose to be geniuses, and hence that's why they mastered the Chidori and have already activated the full Sharingan. Okay that's it for now.